Romain Grosjean
French · 2009–2020
VS

Heikki Kovalainen
Finnish · 2007–2013
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
2
0
Romain Grosjean · Heikki Kovalainen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
12 — 16
28 shared
Qualifying H2H
21 — 7
28 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 1
2009 P12 2012 P8 2013 P7
Teammate battle by season
1
1
2013
Career totals
Romain Grosjean Heikki Kovalainen
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
0
1
Podiums
10
4
Fastest laps
1
2
Career points
391
105
Starts
181
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Romain Grosjean Heikki Kovalainen
Win rate
0%
0.9%
Podium rate
5.5%
3.6%
Pole rate
0%
0.9%
Points / start
2.2
0.9
Avg grid
P11.8
P13.7
Avg finish
P13.1
P13.3
Finish rate
75.7%
82.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Romain Grosjean Heikki Kovalainen
Overtakes
1,549
1,028
Overtakes / race
9.1
9.4
Places lost
1,385
952
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Romain Grosjean Heikki Kovalainen
Mechanical retirements
19
10
Crash retirements
21
9
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 4 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2009
Debut season
2007
—
First win
2008 · aged 26
—
First pole
2008
—
First title
—
P2
Best finish
P1
-1.3
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Romain Grosjean Heikki Kovalainen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Romain Grosjean Heikki Kovalainen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 KOV
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
GRO 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 KOV
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2
GRO 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2 KOV
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 KOV
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
GRO 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 KOV
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
GRO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 KOV
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P15
GRO 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P15 KOV
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8 KOV
Korean International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13 KOV
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14
GRO 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14 KOV
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
GRO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7
GRO 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7 KOV
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
GRO 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 KOV
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
GRO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
GRO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8
GRO 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8 KOV
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7
GRO 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 KOV
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
GRO 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11 KOV
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
GRO 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 KOV
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P4
GRO 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P4 KOV
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
GRO 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 KOV
Team history
Romain Grosjean
LOT
HAA
Renault 2009Lotus F1 2012–2015Haas F1 Team 2016–2020
Heikki Kovalainen
MCL
LOT
Renault 2007McLaren 2008–2009Lotus 2010–2011Caterham 2012Lotus F1 2013
20072020
Romain Grosjean → Heikki Kovalainen → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).